Today was the day of a World Meeting and America and England had, of course, gotten into a fight again. Everyone was used to these two fighting, but they all still listened to the same old insults flying back and forth.
"Eyebrows!"
"Fat ass!"
"Old man!"
"Git!"
"Jerk!"
"Wanker!"
"ENOUGH!" Yelled Germany. The two bickering nations stopped only to completely ignore the more than ticked off German. With Italy clinging to him, Germany deemed it time for a break and muttered "Just vone peaceful meeting iz all I azk for."
Only a few nations remained behind to watch the fight and to make sure the room didn't get destroyed. China, Russia, France, and Japan watched silently as America and England continued there brawl.
"You're just a stuffy old fart! I am no longer you're colony so quit telling me what to do!" America yelled.
"I wasn't telling you what to do you bloody yank! I was simply pointing out the many flaws with your solution to global warming!" England said loudly. America had long ago forgotten what the argument was about and was just insulting England because he could.
"You're just jealous that my country is full of cool people and yours is full of prissy ass holes who guzzle down dirty water and burnt shit!"
After America had said that, England had had enough. America had said things like this before and it usually didn't bother England, but today England was tired and didn't have any tea since America stole it and flushed it down the toilet. To put it simply England was one pissed off English man right now.
"YOUR COUNTRY IS FULL OF FAT IDIOTS! WHY WOULD I BE JEALOUS OF THE LAND OF THE IMBECILES AND HOME OF THE FAT BRATS! YOUR COUNTRY ISN'T COOL, IT'S AN UGLY LANDMASS FULL OF UGLY PEOPLE AND THINGS!"
Everyone stared at England in shock. Even Russia was taken aback by England's harsh words. Japan sensed the hurt and anguish coming from America and the slight anger coming from France and China.
"Angleterre! Don't you zink zat was a bit 'arsh? You don't really zink zuch zings of Amerique, do you?" Asked France.
"OF COURSE I DO! HE'S AN UGLY UNGRATEFUL BRAT!" Screamed England. "I'M SICK OF HIS BLOODY ARSE!"
"England! You're making him upset aru!"
"Igirisu-san, please, you are being irrational. You should apologize to Amerika-san."
"I will not apologize. I shall take my leave now." England said as he left the room. Bumping America on purpose on his way out.
"Aiyah! He complains about America being a child, then acts like one himself aru!" China said.
France sighed and excused himself from the room. " I will go find Angleterre and try to talk zome zence into 'im."
"I will go also." said Russia and the two left the room.
Meanwhile, America was standing there with tears in his eyes and shaking like crazy. China looked at Japan and said " I got this. You can go. I will cheer him up." Japan looked at China and then America before saying "Okay, please make him happy again. I've never seen him this sad before." and then Japan left the meeting room.
China slowly approached the young nation and hesitantly pulled him into a hug. America stiffened at the contact, but eventually calmed down enough to talk.
" Don't listen to England, I know he didn't mean it. He's just in a bad mood today."
" I know, b-but it s-still h-hurts to hear h-him say those things." cried America. " I know I screw up and s-say dumb things, b-but I really admire E-England. I don't want h-him to hate me."
"England doesn't hate you. None of us do." said China. The two were now sitting on the floor with China's arm around America's shoulders. " You're just young and enthusiastic and we're old and set in our ways."
A small smile graced America's lips then quickly disappeared. "Even if he didn't mean to call me fat and ugly, it's true right?" asked America.
"No! You're not any o-."
"I'm fat, stupid, and ugly. I guess it's true. I eat a lot, I don't really look good, and my idea to stop global warming with an air conditioner was pretty stupid." America looked so depressed while saying this that he looked like a kicked puppy. China wanted to yell at England for making such a happy nation turn into a depressed one.
"The air conditioner idea wasn't that dumb! Sure it's impossible and will probably never happen, but way to think outside the box!" China said, trying, and failing, to make the younger nation to feel better about his idea. It only made America even more sad.
"Listen here America. You're not stupid OR fat. You can't let someone's meaningless insults put you down!" America's frown lessened at China's words.
"I'm still ugly though." Mumbled America. China sighed and asked, "Do you know the Chinese word for America?"
" Yeah, it's美国*." America said. China was a bit taken aback that America knew even one word in Chinese and pronounced it so fluently. "Don't look so shocked, I learned everyone's languages from the many immigrants that came to my country." America said with an annoyed expression.
"I'm sorry, I guess I should have known." China apologized. "Do you know what 美国 means? Do you know what America means in my language?" Questioned China.
"Um...no? Why are asking me about YOUR language?"
"Because! 美国, America, means 'beautiful country'."
"Really? You're not just saying that to make me feel better?" asked America sceptically.
"Of course not!" exclaimed China. "You truly are a beautiful country."
America smiled and gave China a hug which he gladly returned. "谢谢*, China."
China chuckled and said. "You're welcome 美国."
Japan, France, Russia, and England were all standing outside the meeting room doors and had listened to the whole conversation between China and America. One by one they left until England was the only one left at the door. England smiled to himself and was thankful to China for helping America. He walked away slowly humming a lullaby he sang for America when he was little. All was right in the world...for now.
*美国...Měiguó...America
*谢谢...Xièxiè...Thank you
This story was inspired after my friend who's an exchange student from China. She told me that the Chinese word for America meant beautiful country.